Lindsay Poulton

As editorial director of film and TV, Lindsay Poulton shapes strategy and output across The Guardian’s film and TV portfolio. Alongside this global focus, she commissions and curates documentaries for The Guardian’s digital platforms, including the Oscar-winning Colette and BAFTA-winning The Black Cop. With this multi-platform outlook, she is committed to building collaborations and finding the most powerful ways to bring stories rooted in The Guardian’s distinctive editorial ethos and purpose to the screen.

Poulton previously worked as a filmmaker and journalist, and her work has been recognised with numerous awards and shown at The White House as well as top-tier film festivals around the world, including Sundance, Tribeca, and Sheffield DocFest. A BAFTA member, she is a regular judge of industry awards, speaks at international conferences, and teaches at universities.